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I think he can win Nevada or New Hampshire.I would say Nevada has a better chance simply bc Romney's home state is so close to New Hampshire a lot of people know him.
Romney is also very well known and liked in Nevada. Did you watch the last debate?
Well if the GOP wants to replace Obama, they have to back Ron Paul. Otherwise nobody on the republican side will win the general just because of the sheer fact that Ron and other potential 3rd parties will split the vote.
Well if the GOP wants to replace Obama, they have to back Ron Paul. Otherwise nobody on the republican side will win the general just because of the sheer fact that Ron and other potential 3rd parties will split the vote.
This is gonna be true
Im not gonna vote for anyone but Paul and this is a great point
His ideals will live on and someone will take up the torch because there is a demand for liberty.
Yes, his ideals will live on and someone will take up the torch.
However, my general assessment is that 90% of the population is scared sick at the prospect of liberty because of the responsibility that comes with it. Most people want something for nothing, hence the mediocre welfare systems that permeate the aging countries of early industrialization.
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No he won't, so I'm writing him in.
Barring a miracle, no he won't.
Again, by my general assessment, the 2012 elections will be unimportant: most likely, either Obama will be re-elected or Romney (or some other corporate stooge from one of the two so-called parties) will be elected, and there is no substantial difference between them, the make-up of the Senate will be somewhere in the 59-41 range between so-called democrats and republicans (probably something like 52-48 democrat), it makes no difference, and the republicans will maintain a majority in the House, though possibly a smaller one than what they have now.
In short, the electorate, on aggregate, scared sick at the prospect of freedom and the responsibility that comes with it, will opt for the status quo.
Nonetheless, I too will write-in Ron Paul, like in 2008, and even at the mid-term elections, as a matter of conscience and spirit.
Yes, his ideals will live on and someone will take up the torch.
However, my general assessment is that 90% of the population is scared sick at the prospect of liberty because of the responsibility that comes with it. Most people want something for nothing, hence the mediocre welfare systems that permeate the aging countries of early industrialization.
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I agree. Real freedom (real personal responsibility, where only you can be blamed for your mistakes) frightens human beings, which partially helps explain why not only welfarism but also totalitarian governments have always had so many sympathizers around the globe. Government control makes people feel safe, and they generally won't mind the fact that this safety is false and dangerous. When there's a crisis, this tendency towards self-enslavement normally increases.
But I like Ron Paul. He's different and he looks like an honest and fair man. I hope he wins.
I think there is a possibility, but it would have to be brought about solely through the grassroots movement. I'm going to pass out flyers this weekend at a major "hangout" spot around Cincinnati.
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Can Ron Paul win the Republican Nomination?
